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Bobcats advance to semifinals
Dome Bound!
The Bobcats are heading back to the Dome Saturday with a frenzied crowd of Blue and Gold fans in tow. On the road trip this past weekend the Bobcats defeated the Calhoun Yellow Jackets 20- 3 Friday night to earn a trip back to the Georgia Dome for the semifinals of the Georgia high school football playoffs. More...
Runoff a drip, actually

With a little over an hour before the polls closed in Tuesday's runoff election only 165 voters had cast ballots. According to Early County Election Superintendent Tonya Holley, "That's about $36 a vote." She estimated the election cost the county approximately $6,000. More...

Youth football banquet

The Blakley-Early County Youth Football League will hold their annual banquet this Thursday, Dec. 7 at the Early County Elementary School Cafeteria at 6 p.m. They are asking for you to use the rear parking lot and enter through the gym. Due to the program growing this year, the banquet is limited to just the athletes and their parents. There will not be room for extended family this year. More...

 Public Notices
• PUBLIC NOTICES
111506-01 PUBLIC NOTICE Bruce's Flying Service, Inc. 5561 Hwy. 216 South Arlington, GA 39813 HIS Site #10598 The Georgia Environmental Protection Protection Division, Department of Natural Resources, State of Georgia (EPD) has placed the site on the Hazardous Site Inventory pursuant to its authority under the Hazardous Site Response Act and Rules promulgated thereunder. More...
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 Community Calendar
• HERE & THERE this WEEK
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6 FAMILY Connection Collaborative 12 noon, Family Learning Resource Center BIRTHDAYS: Brittni McDonald, Whittni McDonald, Merritt Logan, Juanita Turner THURSDAY, DEC. More...
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 Editorials
• LETTERS
Bobcat fans are the best
There were so many reasons to not attend last week's Bobcat football game - wind chills near freezing, 256 mile trip, busiest time of the year, holiday activities Saturday, etc. However, when we walked out onto the field just before kickoff, the visitors' stands in Calhoun were completely filled with Early County supporters, and nearly all were standing and cheering. More...
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 Religion
• article has image Sunday School Lesson
How faithful are we to God?
Hebrews 1:1-9 As time "marches on," new generations have a tendency to forget their history and the significance of their past. The battles that were fought to win the "liberties" that have become the "rights" of many people, have faded into the "misty history" for the individuals who see themselves as "modern" with no direct "links" with the conflicts that have been overcome. More...
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• article has image Let the Bible Speak
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 Obituaries
• Carl T. Garrett Sr.
Supervisor
Carl Thomas Garrett Sr., 77, of Cedar Springs died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, at Early Memorial Hospital. Mr. Garrett was born Feb. 27, 1929, in Shelby County to the late Tom and Nell Garrett. He was a Mason and employed with Great Southern Paper Company as a supervisor until he retired in 1988. More...
• Frances Dunning
• J.C. Battle
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 Society
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'Holidays on the Square' was a big hit Saturday
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• article has image Pernickety II now Open
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 Sports
• article has image Bobcats win against Calhoun
Advance to semi-finals and the Georgia Dome
The Early County Bobcats advanced to the semi finals of the state AA playoffs and the Georgia Dome with a convincing 20- 3 victory over the Calhoun Yellow Jackets. The Bobcats are now 11-2 on the year while the Yellow Jackets finished at 11-2. More...
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• article has image Youth cheerleaders place first in competition
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 Campus
• article has image Local student gains leadership skills at FCCLA training
Willie Wimberly, a student at Early County High School attended the Family, Career and Community Leader's of America's Ultimate State Officer Academy Training, held in Va. As the FCCLA state president, Wimberly had the opportunity to participate in and complete Phase II, Capitol Leadership, of the FCCLA USA Leadership Training. More...
• Youth football banquet to be held Thursday
• Yearbooks are here
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